BlockMontague, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Arlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97812. It lies near Hickland Butte. The Survey maps it on the Horn Butte quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1916 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Horn Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Goldendale quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Montague (historical) between 2014 and 2019, burning about 14,826 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9,357 acres | Prineville District | 0594 HORN BUTTE |
| 19 July 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,319 acres | Prineville District | 0405 |
| 13 October 2019 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Prineville District | 1057 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Montague (historical): 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old State Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mistake Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Old State Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Four Mile Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Four Mile Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway 19 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highway 19 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mistake Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy (historical) | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Arlington | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Olex | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| Rock Creek | 11.4 miles | 12 | |
| Mikkalo | 13.0 miles | 11 | |
| Clem | 15.3 miles | 11 | |
| Quinook (historical) | 22.0 miles | 12 | |
| Alville (historical) | 26.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1156659. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.